WASHINGTON; A DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE CLERK THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM TENDERLY TREATED BY HIS PARTY FRIENDS A PROTEST FROM REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.

WASHINGTON, April 25. The tenderness with which the Democratic members of the House Committee on Military Affairs are conducting the investigation into the charges made against Gen. Boughton, clerk of that committee, called forth an earnest protest today from the Republican members of the committee. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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